Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Place the flour, baking powder, and pepper in a medium bowl and mix well. Add the butter and cheese and mix until blended as for piecrust dough, with a pastry blender, two knives, or your fingertips. Stir in the water just until blended. Pack the dough into a cookie press fitted with a star tip and screw on the plunger and cap.

Press out long straws onto the parchment and sprinkle lightly with salt and paprika, or the nuts. Cut into 2 1/2 inch lengths and separate slightly. Bake until the straws are firm and golden, about 8 minutes. Remove from the pan immediately and cool on wire racks.

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